Selection of Statistics Canada 2016 geographic boundaries

Here is a selection of web services displaying the geographic boundaries of the most common administrative and statistical areas published by Statistics Canada.

Administrative areas are defined, with a few exceptions, by federal and provincial statutes and are adopted by Statistics Canada to support the collection and dissemination of data. Administrative areas supported by Statistics Canada include:

Province and territory (PR) Federal electoral district (FED) Census division (CD) Census subdivision (CSD) Designated place (DPL)

Statistical areas are defined by Statistics Canada to support the dissemination of data. They are created according to a set of rules based on geographic attributes and one or more characteristics of the resident population. Some statistical areas maintained by Statistics Canada include:

Census agricultural region (CAR) Economic region (ER) Census consolidated subdivision (CSS) Census metropolitan area and census agglomeration (CMA/CA) Census tract (CT) Aggregate Dissemination Areas (ADA) Dissemination area (DA) Dissemination block (DB)

To have a better understanding of the relationships between these areas, refer to the "Hierarchy of standard geographic areas for dissemination" diagram in the Data Resources below.

NOTE: Services may not all be listed in the Related Products section below as they are added individually only once available for publication.

Data and Resources

Field Value
access_constraints []
bbox-east-long -52.6174
bbox-north-lat 83.1139
bbox-south-lat 41.675537
bbox-west-long -141.003
contact-email STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca
coupled-resource []
dataset-reference-date [{"type": "RI_366", "value": "2018"}, {"type": "RI_367", "value": "2018-06"}]
frequency-of-update RI_540
graphic-preview-file http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/statcan_statcan/Census_Recensement/collection_geographic_boundaries/thumbnail/GeoHierarchy_EN.PNG
guid 1a337ccf-1943-484a-bd2b-77048736b3ca
licence []
metadata-date 2018-07-11T12:27:12
metadata-language eng; CAN
progress RI_596
resource-type RI_623
responsible-party [{"name": "Government of Canada; Statistics Canada", "roles": ["RI_414"]}]
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-141.003, 41.675537], [-52.6174, 41.675537], [-52.6174, 83.1139], [-141.003, 83.1139], [-141.003, 41.675537]]]}
spatial-reference-system EPSG:3978
spatial_harvester true
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • Arctic
  • Arctic SDI
  • Census
  • Climate
  • Collections
  • EuroGEOSS
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • GIS
  • GeoNetworks
  • Geographic data
  • Geospatial
  • Global
  • Statistics
isopen False
metadata_created 2026-08-26T16:34:49.505720
metadata_modified 2026-08-26T16:34:49.505726
notes Here is a selection of web services displaying the geographic boundaries of the most common administrative and statistical areas published by Statistics Canada. Administrative areas are defined, with a few exceptions, by federal and provincial statutes and are adopted by Statistics Canada to support the collection and dissemination of data. Administrative areas supported by Statistics Canada include: Province and territory (PR) Federal electoral district (FED) Census division (CD) Census subdivision (CSD) Designated place (DPL) Statistical areas are defined by Statistics Canada to support the dissemination of data. They are created according to a set of rules based on geographic attributes and one or more characteristics of the resident population. Some statistical areas maintained by Statistics Canada include: Census agricultural region (CAR) Economic region (ER) Census consolidated subdivision (CSS) Census metropolitan area and census agglomeration (CMA/CA) Census tract (CT) Aggregate Dissemination Areas (ADA) Dissemination area (DA) Dissemination block (DB) To have a better understanding of the relationships between these areas, refer to the "Hierarchy of standard geographic areas for dissemination" diagram in the Data Resources below. NOTE: Services may not all be listed in the Related Products section below as they are added individually only once available for publication.
num_resources 7
num_tags 16
title Selection of Statistics Canada 2016 geographic boundaries